Play @ Photo Collective Studios 05.01

Play @ Photo Collective Studios 05.01
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Throughout Play—an evening of dance performance, multimedia installation and license to discover—I found myself wanting to chorus a resounding “Yes!” to all of it: to women in collaboration, to dance, to the intersection of more art forms than one, to open-minded spaces, to inspired interaction. … read more

Animated Emotions: A Pixar Presentation

Animated Emotions: A Pixar Presentation
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The Black Friday-esque line of people flooded into the auditorium. They quickly sought out the free seating—rushing with frantic anticipation. … read more

May 2015 DVD Reviews

May 2015 DVD Reviews

DVD reviews for Class Of 1984, Ghost In The Shell: Arise, The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies, Interstellar, Island Of Lemurs: Madagascar, Jonah From Tonga, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Retreat, Top Five and Veep: The Complete Third Season

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May 2015 Comic Book Reviews

May 2015 Comic Book Reviews

Comic book reviews for The Dark Crystal, Deep State, Hack/Slash, Katabasis, Letter 44, Lumberjanes, March Of The Crabs, Punks: The Comic, The Returning, Spread, The Squidder, Suicide Risk and The Twilight Zone.

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May 2015 Movie Reviews

May 2015 Movie Reviews

Movie reviews for The Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Ex Machina, True Story, The Water Diviner and Wild Tales.

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Gallery Roll – May 2015

Gallery Roll – May 2015
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Last year, in honor of National Bike Month, I took a group of friends on a Gallery Stroll bike ride. Later, one friend called it a Gallery Roll. When I researched it further, I found that Salt Lake Gallery Roll has been officially changing their name every May, for the last 10 years, to Gallery Roll.

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Repertory Dance Theater: From Radical Beginnings To A 50-Year Reunion

Repertory Dance Theater: From Radical Beginnings To A 50-Year Reunion
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The Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT) is at a threshold. It has been around 50 years since a group of Salt Lake City dancers secured a Rockefeller grant and founded “the nation’s first successful modern dance repertory company.” … read more

SLUG Style: Eva Problems

SLUG Style: Eva Problems
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SLUG asked Eva Problems what three words she would use to describe her style. “Scaly metal witch,” was her reply, and this made us pretty excited to meet up and see what she is all about. … read more

Review: Screaming Masterpiece

Review: Screaming Masterpiece
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Screaming Masterpiece Ari Magnusson Milan Records Street: 03.06 Wow, what an interesting concept for a music documentary! I thought to myself as I sat down to watch Screaming Masterpiece. Unfortunately, interesting concept is as far as the critical acclaim train goes. What is supposed to be an overview of the Icelandic music scene is B.B.

Jokers Gone Wild Presents: Shocknado

Jokers Gone Wild Presents: Shocknado
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The Jokers Gone Wild secret to success: put on a revolving showcase of local comics, invite everyone and their grandma, add alcohol and wait for the magic to happen. Their April show returned to their home turf at The Fifth in Bountiful and brought with them four of the hardest-working comics in Utah. … read more

Salt Lake Poetry Slam Finals: It’s Now or Never

Salt Lake Poetry Slam Finals: It’s Now or Never
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Sponsored by Wasatch Wordsmith, the 2015 Salt Lake Poetry Slam finals took place at the Broadway theatre. This competition would determine which of the five poets from the 10 who qualified would represent Salt Lake at the national competition in Oakland, CA.  … read more

Naomi Natale: Art, Activism, Revolution

Naomi Natale: Art, Activism, Revolution
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The intersection of art and activism has been explored and discussed endlessly, and for good reason. Sometimes, art is the only way to help others fully understand or express injustice. … read more